Green energy pursued for schools

10:15 AM,
Jan. 16, 2014

Written by

Michelle Conerly
Pacific Daily News

The local government is looking to make the public school system's buildings and schools more environmentally friendly in the next few years.

The government's General Services Agency is preparing a request for information to feel out the market before procuring power services from renewable energy companies, said Claudia Acfalle, chief procurement officer for GSA.

According to the request for information, GSA would look for a company to enter into a power purchasing agreement to cover no more than 80 percent of the school system's ...